… leech gut. We cultured the intestinal tracts of 25 leeches and evaluated the efficacy of oral
antibiotics … considered if oral antibiotic coverage is used in association with leech application. …

… an appriopiate antibiotic seems necessary for all patients treated with medicinal leeches.
As … to fluoroquinolones and these antibiotics are available in an oral formulation, it might be …

… For these indications, with appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis, we believe leeches should
always be considered in the absence of the relative contraindications outlined below. …

… A total of 27 patients was also treated with other antibiotics during leech therapy (eg … in
oral and intravenous formulations. Both are used in our hospital although the oral formulation is …

… '19 reported that in leeches applied to patients receiving antibiotics effective against Aero…
Aeromonas hydrophila cultured from medicinal leeches to oral antibiotics. J Reconstr Microsurg …

… to disinfect medical leeches … oral mode of administration of antibiotics to the digestive tract
used in the present study eliminates bacteria effectively from the intestine of medicinal leeches …

… This study reveals that the microbiota of the medicinal leech is not as simple as many
believe, and the microbiota of H. orientalis is more diverse than described in the only previous …

… blood, but also in producing antibiotics to prevent blood putrefaction after a long storage
period in … Before the Christian era (BC), medicinal leeching was mentioned in the 18 th dynasty …

… Sensitivities of Aeromonas hydrophila cultured from medicinal leeches to oral antibiotics. J
… and antibiotic levels of enteric aspirates from medicinal leeches applied to patients receiving …

… Medicinal leeches have two different mechanisms through … or an open wound, oral antibiotic
cover should be continued … most recommended prophylactic antibiotic for leech therapy …